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Ordering of Sentences -1

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Ordering of Sentences -1

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In questions below, each passage consist of six sentences. The first and sixth sentence are given in the begining. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

Question 41
S1: All the land was covered by the ocean. 
P : The leading god fought the monster, killed it and chopped its body in to two halves. 
Q : A terrible monster prevented the gods from separating the land from the water. 
R : The god made the sky out of the upper part of the body and ornamented it with stars. 
S : The god created the earth from the lower part, grew plants on it and populated it with animals. 
S6: The god moulded the first people out of clay according to his own image and mind. 
The Proper sequence should be:

A
PQRS
B
PQSR
C
QPSR
D
QPRS
Correct Answer: Option D

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Question 42
S1: Smoke oozed up between the planks. 
P : Passengers were told to be ready to quit the ship. 
Q : The rising gale fanned the smouldering fire. 
R : Everyone now knew there was fire on board. 
S : Flames broke out here and there. 
S6: Most people bore the shock bravely. 
The Proper sequence should be:

A
SRQP
B
QPSR
C
RSPQ
D
QSRP
Correct Answer: Option A

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Question 43
S1: You know my wife, Madhavi, always urged me to give up smoking. 
P : I really gave it up. 
Q : And so When I went to jail I said to myself I really must give it up, if for no other reason than of being self-reliant. 
R : When I emerged from jail, I wanted to tell her of my great triumph. 
S : But when I met her, there she was with a packet of cigarettes. 
S6: poor girl!. 
The Proper sequence should be:

A
PSRQ
B
SPQR
C
QPRS
D
RSPQ
Correct Answer: Option C

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Question 44
S1: When a satellite is launched, the rocket begins by going slowly upwards through the air. 
P : However, the higher it goes, the less air it meets. 
Q : As the rocket goes higher, it travels faster. 
R : For the atmosphere becomes thinner. 
S : As a result there is less friction. 
S6: Consequently, the rocket still does not become too hot. 
The Proper sequence should be:

A
QPRS
B
QSPR
C
PQRS
D
PQSR
Correct Answer: Option A

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Question 45
S1: A father having offered to take the baby out in a perambulator, was tempted by the sunny morning to slip into a pub for a glass of beer. 
P : Indignant at her husband's behaviour, she decided to teach him a lesson. Q : She wheeled away the pram. 
R : A little later, his wife came by, where to her horror, she discovered her sleeping baby. 
S : Leaving the pram outside, he disappeared inside the bar. 
S6: She waited for him, anticipating the white face and quivering lips which would soon appear with the news that the baby had been stolen. 
The Proper sequence should be:


A
SRPQ
B
RQPS
C
SPQR
D
PQSR
Correct Answer: Option A

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Question 46
S1: The city is almost a slum and stinks most of time. 
P : The slush on the road did not deter them. 
Q : The occasional slips and falls were considered a small price to pay for the trip. 
R : They were excited, fascinated by the sight of fresh snow on the roads. 
S : Even so, it looked beautiful to tourists of various categories. 
S6: But some visitors came away with the unforgettable sight of young labours scantily clad. 
The Proper sequence should be:

A
RQPS
B
QPRS
C
RSQP
D
SPQR
Correct Answer: Option D

No answer description available for this question.

Question 47
S1: Venice is a strange and beautiful city in the north of Italy. 
P : There are about four hundred old stone bridges joining the island of Venice. 
Q : In this city there are no motor cars, no horses, no buses. 
R : These small islands are near one another. 
S : It is not an island but a hundred and seventeen islands. 
S6: This is because Venice has no streets. 
The Proper sequence should be:

A
PQRS
B
PRQS
C
SRPQ
D
PQSR
Correct Answer: Option C

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Question 48
S1: The Hound of Baskervilles was feared by the people of the area. 
P : Some people spoke of seeing a huge, shadowy form a Hound at midnight on the moor. 
Q : But they spoke of it in tones of horror. 
R : Nobody had actually seen the hound. 
S : This shadowy form did not reveal any details about the animal. 
S6: The Hound of Baskervilles remains an unsolved mystery. 
The Proper sequence should be:

A
SPQR
B
SPRQ
C
PSRQ
D
PQRS
Correct Answer: Option C

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Question 49
S1: A gentleman who lived alone always had two plates placed on the table at dinner time. 
P : One day just as he sat down to dine, the cat rushed in to the room. 
Q : One plate was for himself and other was for his cat. 
R : she drooped a mouse into her own plate and another into her master plate. 
S : He used to give the cat a piece of meat from his own plate. 
S6: In this way the cat showed her gratitude to her master. 
The Proper sequence should be:

A
QSPR
B
PSRQ
C
QRSP
D
RPQS
Correct Answer: Option A

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Question 50
S1: Ants eat worms, centipedes and spiders. 
P : They are usually much quicker than the ant itself. 
Q : Nevertheless, these animals do not make easy game for ants. 
R : Besides, they have an extraordinary number of ways of escaping. 
S : They also eat larvae and insect adults such as flies, moths and spring tails. 
S6: Some jump, and some give out a pungent repellent substance. 
The Proper sequence should be:

A
SQPR
B
SPRQ
C
SQRP
D
SRQP
Correct Answer: Option A

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